Water-closet.



No. '742;8'66. 1 PATENTED N0v.s,v190s,

' P. -K. HARDIN.

WATER CLOSET.

APPLICATION FILED APE. 11 1902.

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H0 MODEL.

m. 742,866. 'PATENTED NOV. 3, 1903.

P. K; HARDIN.

- WATER CLOSET.

- APPLICATION FILED APR. 11, 1902. N0 MODEL. 3 SHEER-SHEET 2.

ZVz'Znessesp Inventor- No. 742,866. PA-TENTED NOV. 3, 1903. P. K. HARDIN.

WATER CLOSET.-

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 11. 1902.

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Patented November 3, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

PATRICK K. HARDIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WATER-CLOSET.

SPEGIFIGATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 742,866, dated November 3, 1903.

Application filed April 11, 1902. Serial No. 102.405. (No model.) i

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK K. HARDIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Water-Closets, (OaseNo. 2,) of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

The objects of the invention are to provide a simple, practical, and inexpensive device of the class specified; to arrange for the automatic flush of the same; to dispense with the necessity of all lead plumbing-fittings in connection with the device, and so to make the connections fireproof, and to secure other novel and desirable results hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view of a. closet embodying my present invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on line 3 3 in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on line 4 4 in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a modified form of the device. Fig. 6 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 7 is a vertical section taken on line 7 7 in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a modified form of one part of the device. Fig. 9 is a section on line 9 9 in Fig. 8; Fig. 10 is a view of a device embodying my invention and a washbasin using the same drainageoutlet. Fig. 11 is a view of the closet arranged forsuch connection, and Figs. 12 and 13 are sections of the connection.

Referring first to the device shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, the floor and wall of the room containing the device are indicated at A and B, respectively. The device comprises a bowl 1, having an outlet 2, which is bent out from the lower portion of the bowl, so as to extend in a substantially horizontal direction. The rear end of the outlet 2 is provided with an annular flange 3. This flange 3 is arranged opposite to a flange 4 on a fitting 5 and is connected with such flange by means of bolts 6 6. The fitting 5 extends in a substantially horizontal direction from its connection with the outlet 2 of the bowl and thence upwardly, as well shown in Figs. 1

of my present invention.

and 2, and at substantially its upper end is connected with a section 7 of a stack 8. The fitting 5 is desirably made integral with the stack 7, although it could readily be made separate therefrom and secured thereto. The fitting 5 is provided with a reduced upper extension 9, to which is connected a revent-pipe 10. The stack 8 and revent 10 are located in the rearof the wall 13, or, if desired, in between the opposite sides of a hollow wall or partition, such as is most common in buildings of modern construction. The fitting 5 extends through the wall B, or through the inner side of a hollow wall or partition if the device is used in connection therewith, and is connected with the outlet '2 of the bowl just outsideof such wall or partition.

In the device shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7 the construction is substantially the same, with the exception that the fitting 5 is provided with a forwardly-extending bracket 11, which extends under the outlet 2 of the bowl 1 and is provided with a foot or leg 12. In this modification also the meeting portions of the outlet 2 and fitting 5 have their lower surfaces elevated, so as to form an enlargement or projection 13, which extends up into the waterway from below.

In Figs. 8 and 9 is shown a stack-section 7 without the connection 9 for the revent 10.

In the drawings I have shown a tank 14, which may be of any suitable or preferred construction, the same not forming any part This tank 14 is shown connected with'the bowl by a pipe 15.

In Fig. 10 I have shown a washbasin 0 arranged at one side of the closet and supported by the wall B. The basin 0 is provided with an outlet or drain pipe 16, which is desirably extended back of the wall B and connected with the fitting 5, as at 17.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the device has the following features of construction and operation and the following advantages: By the horizontal arrangement of the outlet 2 and end of the fitting 5 below the bowl and also below the opening of the fitting into the stack a trap is formed, and the water in this trap serves as an effective water seal for preventing the return escape of gases. The direct connection of the bowl with the fitting in the manner shown dispenses with all lead fittings and connections below the bowl, and thereby makes the device suitable'for fireproof use. The ar-- rangement of the stack and revent in the partition conceals them. By making the fitting 5 integral with the stack-section 7 a single connection for the device is provided at a minimum expense of manufacture and installation. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the bowl is supported by the fitting 5. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the bracket 11 serves as an additional support, which can be used, if desired, thereby in a large measure suspending the bowl from the stack and supporting it as well from the floor. The upwardly-extending projection 13, Figs. 6 and 7, serves to cause a siphon action during the discharge of the bowl. The revent is formed from the trap by a connection therewith in the partition and is desirably at one side of the stack.

By connecting the drain 16 of the washbasin 0 with the fitting 5 the same trap is employed both for the closet and the basin and the same stack or outlet is employed for both. Thus both fixtures will be sufficiently revented by the same instrumentality. It will be understood that other fixtures besides a washbasin-as, for instance, a bath-tub and other closets-can, if desired, be connected with the same trap, whereby it can be employed for a plurality of fixtures.

The device herein shown can be greatly modified and changed without departing from the spirit of the invention, and hence I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the specific construction herein set forth.

What I claim as my invention is 1. The combination witha soil-pipe, of a fitting arranged at one side thereof and consisting of a downwardly and laterally extending pipe-section communicating at its upper end with the soil-pipe, a bowl having a side opening attached to the lower end of said fitting, and a revent extending upwardly from the upper end of the fitting, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a soil-pipe, of a fitting arranged at one side thereof and consisting of a downwardly and laterally extending pipe-section communicating at its upper end with the soil-pipe, a bowl having a side opening attached to the lower end of said fitting, a revent extending upwardly from the upper end of the fitting, and an arm-like support extending forwardly from the lower end of the fitting and under the bowl and provided with a leg for supporting the same, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a soil-pipe having a fitting consisting of a downwardly and laterally extending pipe-section communicating at its upper end with the soil-pipe and pro- I vided at its lower end with a forwardly-extending support, substantially as described. In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name this 9th day of April, A. D. 1902.

PATRICK K. HARDIN. 

